Angels Landing Zion National Park

[Sombeech]

My wife and I hiked the very popular Angels Landing trail in Zion National Park again after a few years. You've all seen the photos of crazy crowd issues on the trail, lines a quarter mile long waiting to climb up the final stretch of chains, right?

Well I have this theory that most of these places die down in the late afternoon. So it was Friday night and we entered the park at 5 pm, headed right for the trail and cruised up. No waiting, no crowds, only some occasional hikers passing by. This was one of those days where they still had the "Zion NP Parking Lot Full" as well.

So, my outdoor friends, if you want to visit these places but hate the crowds, just go in the late afternoon.

Make sure you've still got daylight enough to finish the trail though. The last shuttle bus departs at 9:15 pm so just make sure you can get back down to the trailhead in time.

The trail length, round trip is about 5 miles. My wife and I made the whole hike in about 3 hours 15 minutes, with plenty of 2 minute stops, and plenty of viewing time up top. I shot a TON of cool video I'm looking forward to editing, but for now I'll share a few pictures.

It's rated as a strenuous hike, @1500 feet in the 2.5 miles.


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[Sombeech]

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[Iceaxe]

Going early also works. The herds hit the park about 10 am after they have fed their face at the free breakfast and get all the kids packed into the car. The crowds die down about 4 pm because they all need to hurry and get back to town and get ready for dinner.

We used to do an early hike, head into town for a nice lunch at the deserted restaurants, and then do an evening hike.

The biggest problem with Zion is room rates have gotten ridiculous, I seldom visit Zion anymore.

[erial]

Agreed, room rates are ridiculous. Stay in nearly brand new La Quinta in La Verkin, Wingate in Hurricane, or Hampton in St. George for less than half what you'd pay in Springdale. A few more minutes/miles drive to get into the park, but worth it for the $avings.

[oldno7]

What drone is that in your backpack?:ne_nau:

[Sombeech]

What drone is that in your backpack?:ne_nau:


hoo boy, I've got a video coming up shot from Angels Landing that might cause some excitement

[Sombeech]

Here is what you run into when somebody spots an animal. A few goats are up on the rocks, this is East of the tunnels

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[oldno7]

hope ya got some pics, never seen goats in Zion.

[Sombeech]

hope ya got some pics, never seen goats in Zion.

I believe you mean Zions

There was a herd of maybe 15 of them just east of the tunnels causing all kinds of excitement and camera clicks

[rockgremlin]

I believe you mean Zions


I think it was trackrunner who had in his sig that little graphic illustrating the word Zions with a red slash through the "s" at the end, with a comment saying "Zion is a Nat'l Park, Zions is a bank." Or something like that.

[Sandstone Addiction]

If I saw the "Greatest of All Time" Desert Big Horn Sheep, I would have stopped to.


That's what you really meant to say, right?

[oldno7]

^^^^^:2thumbs:


Seen many of these.....

[oldno7]

So you "did" the East side and some goats?:ne_nau:

[Sombeech]

Alright so you guys are my peeps and I'm a troll, so I shot this video with my stabilized GoPro to look like drone footage. I added the drone audio from some YouTube clip out there.

Drones are banned hardcore from National Parks, I'm just curious how crazy the reactions will be from this spoof I just made. If my family's lives are threatened I'll probably have to take it down.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bj5da_3Diw

[jman]

Alright so you guys are my peeps and I'm a troll, so I shot this video with my stabilized GoPro to look like drone footage. I added the drone audio from some YouTube clip out there.

Drones are banned hardcore from National Parks, I'm just curious how crazy the reactions will be from this spoof I just made. If my family's lives are threatened I'll probably have to take it down.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bj5da_3Diw

I already called the police cops on ya. $10K reward here I come...[emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]


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[twotimer]

I just laughed my ass off from that video that you made.

[Sombeech]

LOL be honest, do you think some people will fall for it and freak out?

[twotimer]

Yes.

[oldno7]

Men in Black suits, driving black suburbans under the watchful eye of black helicopters are in your near future..

[Rob L]

I just laughed my ass off from that video that you made.
Likewise!..it's so obviously a spoof you should add some Spitfire / WWII engine / HUEY /Chinook noise to make it even more so!

[Sombeech]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu3nsiYRCBQ&disable_polymer=true

[rockgremlin]

^^^That lady in the blue shorts probably thinks you're a stalker. :lol2:

[oldno7]

I liked how the drone went under the tree branch, nice flying:2thumbs:

[Sombeech]

^^^That lady in the blue shorts probably thinks you're a stalker. :lol2:
I caught up to her that night and shared a room with her.

[oldno7]

I caught up to her that night and shared a room with her.


drone footage??:ne_nau:

[rockgremlin]

Drone footage or it didn't happen.

[twotimer]

I caught up to her that night and shared a room with her.Yeah man...it's nice to stalk and get away with it.

[ShaunasAdventures]

Love your video!

[Sombeech]

Love your video!

Thanks!

[Sombeech]

So my wife and I are a "thrill seeking couple". And this article mentions I used a drone in the park. SWEET. I hope that goes somewhere.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1948438/Video-Thrill-seeking-couple-perilous-Zion-National-Park-hike.html

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[oldno7]

time to lawyer up:amazon:

[Sandstone Addiction]

That is hilarious! Didn't even mention that flying a drone in a NP is prohibited.

You two are thrill seeking celebrities.

[stefan]

So my wife and I are a "thrill seeking couple". And this article mentions I used a drone in the park. SWEET. I hope that goes somewhere.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1948438/Video-Thrill-seeking-couple-perilous-Zion-National-Park-hike.html



well it is a tabloid after all

[Sombeech]

So I might have one of those self righteous accounts on the hook, interrogating me about why I'm flying my drone inside a National Park.

I'm just playing along but I may have tipped my hand, they might have caught on. This account shames people that misbehave on public lands by sharing their posts on their account. I don't actually disagree with what they are doing, it's good to educate people that certain behavior to get more clicks should be frowned upon and discouraged.

But if they post my video, shaming me for using a drone inside Zion, I'm eagerly awaiting it.

Here they are, messaging me after they probably saw an article like the one above saying I'm using a drone. Now if this were a friend, sincerely concerned that I might be in trouble, I would tell them. But not people like this who seek out other people to shame them, for the purpose of growing their own account;

The IG account is https://www.instagram.com/publiclandshateyou/

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Their page, and ooh I hope I make it there for the fireworks!

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[Sombeech]

ahhhh well sometimes I just suck at being a troll. After some extended conversation with the account above, I ended up feeling bad for not being up front, that it was NOT a drone in a National Park, and I came clean, and apologized.

They, like many of us, just want to try with whatever resources they have, to prevent other jackasses from ruining these special places we visit. I assume they are based in California, where that super poppy bloom happened, and all of these instagrammers created new trails and stomped down thousands of poppies to find new "fresh" untouched flowers for that perfect shot.

I'd be pissed off too if I lived in California. Well, more of a feeling of despair.

So, no ill feelings to the account above, the conversation went about 3X longer than that.

[oldno7]

did they smoke pall mall's and drink single malt scotch:ne_nau:


Sounds like detective fly...

[twotimer]

Ha ha! I knew SOMEBODY was gonna bust your chops for doing that. I would think anyone with half a brain would know it's fake, but I'm not surprised they came after you for simply joking around.

If you would have made it sound even close to a real drone they'd certainly poop their pants. I would have trolled them for at least a week.

[Iceaxe]

You should have told the gentleman drones are only banned in National Parks if you get caught, otherwise they are good to go....

....and then sat back and enjoyed the show.

[emoji1787]

[Sombeech]

Ha ha! I knew SOMEBODY was gonna bust your chops for doing that. I would think anyone with half a brain would know it's fake, but I'm not surprised they came after you for simply joking around.

If you would have made it sound even close to a real drone they'd certainly poop their pants. I would have trolled them for at least a week.

The thing is, it wasn't even with my faked video, it was with my official hike video. The Daily Mail UK for some reason posted in their description that I used a drone in the National Park. They are UK so probably didn't get the impact of that statement. These guys saw that and reported it to this account for shaming.

In the end, this account and I are good, but I would love to talk to the people that reported it to them. That would be fun.

[Sombeech]

The article is here

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7154753/After-Thrill-seeking-couple-tour-Utahs-treacherous-Zion-National-Park.html

And the comments are here, if you want a laugh

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7154753/After-Thrill-seeking-couple-tour-Utahs-treacherous-Zion-National-Park.html#comments

[rockgremlin]

And the comments are here, if you want a laugh

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7154753/After-Thrill-seeking-couple-tour-Utahs-treacherous-Zion-National-Park.html#comments


The comments are gold. Here's a sampling of some of the better ones:

-These two thrill seekers have done nothing special. Hundreds, if not thousands of park visitors do this hike every day. Drones are illegal in national parks and their use should not be promoted. They are a nuisance to wildlife and other visitors.

-I am sure the other people hiking and in the area loved listening to BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ BZZZZZZZZZ the entire time. These aren't just a nuisance to other people they are a nuisance to wildlife as well. Two good reasons why they are banned in national parks but of course these two narcissistic 1d 10 ts don't have time for all that.

-These are exactly the kind of people ruining our National Parks and Utah.

-Drones in National Parks are a nuisance to everybody except the self centered social media influencers flying them there.

-These people should be fined for flying a drone in a national park and getting paid for the footage by Daily Mail!

-World will end tommorow. Women and minorties to be hardest hit. <-------------------------- :lol8:

[Sombeech]

I should have thrown a MAGA hat on my wife

[twotimer]

Yep...you could turn this whole thing into a million bucks.